Peppers admits to taking plays off

[Happy Panther]

"Sometimes, you're on the field, you get tired," he said. "If I'm not playing as hard on play 66 as I was on play No. 1, then ... come on."

gets you...

Peppers has the potential to make close to $110 million in the seven-year period between 2009 and 2016.

:dupe::biggrinjester:

[Davidson Deac II]

Fwiw, I think most players take plays off. Some players, like wide receivers for example can get away with it easier than a defensive end can.

[ladypanther]

Well. he better be eating his Wheaties because Cutler will give him a lot of playing time.

[turnmyleftheadphoneup]

Well. he better be eating his Wheaties because Cutler will give him a lot of playing time.

lulz. poor cutler. i had such high hopes for him. and they said the heat in denver made him sick from time to time... i think he just sucks unless he has a pro bowl caliber receiver (ie. brandon marshall) to bail him out half the time. i mean, you guys saw what kyle orton, of all quarterbacks, did with brandon marshall catching his passes... almost made the freakin' playoffs.

[Snake]

I would say there is a 80% chance that Lovie Smith is gone next year. He has spent way too much money in two years to not make it deep into the playoffs. The sad part is the Vikes and the Packers are still better.

[DaCityKats]

i agree.while they did better there pass rush,they did nothing to help that oline or wr core.

[jramsey4]

lulz. poor cutler. i had such high hopes for him. and they said the heat in denver made him sick from time to time... i think he just sucks unless he has a pro bowl caliber receiver (ie. brandon marshall) to bail him out half the time. i mean, you guys saw what kyle orton, of all quarterbacks, did with brandon marshall catching his passes... almost made the freakin' playoffs.

And yet the Broncos might not even be able to get a 1st for him. If I was our FO I would be offering next years 1st or our 2nd for him. On the field I don't think there is a better receiver in the league (you could argue Fitz). If he can stay out of trouble he would take our offense from what you saw at the end of the season to the Patriots of 07.

I know you'll think I'm crazy but look how good we played even without Smith or Dwill and we didn't have 2 all-pro T. Scary good with a balanced receiving corp. Kind of like the same kind of supercharging we got when we added Otah and Stewart in 08. Marshall IMO is worth the risk for what he could do for this season.

[CatMan72]

I think most players take a play or two "off" but Peppers takes games off.

Not a Peppers hater, it's just a fact about him... it's the double-edged sword of his greatness.

[Gman was right]

When is John Fox going to admit to taking seasons off?

[ChucktownK]

Fwiw, I think most players take plays off. Some players, like wide receivers for example can get away with it easier than a defensive end can.

I think most players take a play or two "off" but Peppers takes games off.

Not a Peppers hater, it's just a fact about him... it's the double-edged sword of his greatness.

The difference between Pepp and "most players" is how evident was it? If the fans see it consistently, it's a problem.

[PantherDude]

No wonder he look poo before Beason call him out last season. If Beason was never here, he would have 2 1/2 again like 2 yrs. ago.

[Cat]

no poo

[Bobby]

"Sometimes, you're on the field, you get tired," he said. "If I'm not playing as hard on play 66 as I was on play No. 1, then ... come on."

Yea, but what about play 3?

[AceMan]

I still don't get why Peppers went to the Bears...Peppers need a motivator at HC. Lovie Smith is basically a John Fox clone.

Oh wait a sec...